The Challenges of Technology Research for Developing Regions

Authors:
Eric Brewer;Michael Demmer;Melissa Ho;R. J. Honicky;Joyojeet Pal;Madelaine Plauche;Sonesh Surana
Affiliations:
University of California, Berkeley;University of California, Berkeley;University of California, Berkeley;University of California, Berkeley;University of California, Berkeley;University of California, Berkeley;University of California, Berkeley
Venue:
IEEE Pervasive Computing
Year:
2006

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Abstract

The authors' projects in several developing regions encountered many technical, cultural, and environmental challenges that are outside the scope of typical computer science research. By sharing some of their experiences, they hope to increase understanding of these issues. They also hope to help others, especially researchers from outside these regions, avoid their mistakes by suggesting steps that might at least mitigate the problems.This article is part of a special issue on Emerging Economies.